Bethell, Thyra Talvase (1882–1972)
Bethell, Thyra Talvase (1882–1972)
New Zealand society leader. Name variations: Thyra Talvase Beetham. Born Dec 5, 1882, in Wairarapa, New Zealand; died Nov 16, 1972, at Culverden, New Zealand; dau. of Hugh Horsley Beetham and Ruth (Bidwill) Beetham; m. Marmaduke Bethell (politician), 1904 (died 1955); children: 2 sons.
Organized Red Cross nursing during WWI and supervised emergency measures during influenza pandemic of 1918; helped establish Amuri Hospital (1922); founded Culverden branch of Women's Division of New Zealand Farmers' Union (1929).
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